Assessment of pollution of well water and the Tigris River and determining its suitability for agricultural use in Qayyarah subdistrict / Nineveh governorate | ||
| Kirkuk University Journal For Agricultural Sciences | ||
| Article 27, Volume 13, Issue 3, September 2022, Pages 347-360 PDF (668.86 K) | ||
| Document Type: Research Paper | ||
| DOI: 10.58928/ku22.13327 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Ibrahim M Ibrahim; Khalid A. Khalid; Muath Abdullah | ||
| University of Mosul College of Agriculture and Forestry | ||
| Abstract | ||
| The current study was conducted in Qayyarah sub-district of Nineveh governorate on a number of water wells (nine wells) and one site on the Tigris River, through which the concentrations of some toxic heavy metals were estimated, such as (lead, chromium, nickel), and it also included the measurement of some properties Other chemicals (sodium and potassium ions, calcium and magnesium ions, and PH), in addition to measuring some physical properties of well water and river water (electrical conductivity and turbidity), and the results were compared with known global determinants for the purpose of determining its suitability for irrigation purposes. The results showed that all wells were unfit for irrigation purposes depending on the electrical conductivity values, as for the pH values, it was shown that all wells water and river water were within the permissible ranges, and the concentrations of sodium and potassium ions indicated that they did not exceed the maximum permissible limits for irrigation purposes, as for calcium Magnesium showed that eight wells were not suitable for agricultural uses, and the studied concentrations of heavy metals (lead, chromium, nickel) indicated that they did not record any value in the Tigris River, while in the wells water it ranged between 0.019 – 0.538, 0.014 – 0.076, 0.041 – 0.960 mg.l- 1 respectively, and the results showed that the concentration of lead and chromium did not exceed the maximum permissible limits, so it is considered suitable for agricultural uses. As for nickel, high concentrations were recorded in five wells that exceeded the maximum for irrigation purposes, according to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), which is 0.2 mg.kg-1, so it poses a threat to the soil system and plants. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| heavy elements; well water; Pollution; Qayyarah district | ||
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